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Thursday, December 19, 2013

Book Blitz & Giveaway

When it’s Love

by

Emma Lauren

~ Synopsis ~

When Sydney Morrison learned the dark truth about who she really
is, her whole world turned black. Tormented by her identity and deeply
depressed, she confides in no one, not even her hot and adoring best friend,
Henry. But Sydney does tell Henry about the epic crush she has on her
famous writing teacher, Professor Sparling.

Convinced she doesn’t stand a chance with the professor, Sydney is shocked when
he takes a special interest in her. The two begin a torrid online affair that
pulls Sydney out of her shell and makes her feel desired and daring. And as
Sydney tumbles into a journey that’s erotic beyond her imagination, her
relationship with Henry gets complicated.

Then Sydney’s darkest secret begins to hunt her down just when she thinks she’s
escaping it. Suddenly nothing is what is seems to be and Sydney finds herself
torn between truth and love.

Professor
Sparling is so out of my league. What he could he possibly see in me?
But he sees something, obviously, because he reached out to me, and I
don’t want to lose his interest. What I feel for him is pure passion and
I’m exploding with it. Of all the intense emotions I’ve

experienced in life– rage, fear, depression and frustration
– this passion is the only one that’s felt impossible to contain.

My hands are shaking as I type: Professor
Sparling, I wanted to impress you because I’m drawn to you.

If only I could write just how drawn I am to
him. But that would come across either way too romantic, or way too
forward. It’s not like I can just write to my professor that I spent half
of the time in his classes thinking about either kissing him for two hours
straight, or unzipping his pants. I can’t even say that I’ve been waiting
fourteen weeks for him to really notice me. But most of all, I can’t tell him
that he’s the one I believe can lead me out of the dark places where all I feel
are shame and grief. I want to end my internal ache, push the pain away,
and live the life of a normal college student. College years are supposed
to be carefree, but I haven’t gone to any parties. I never even go out for
dinner unless the Harts invite me over to Ottawa Estate, or Henry drags me
somewhere. All I’ve wanted to do at Addison is be at home alone with my
cats. My most social activity is watching movies with Henry. This
little online flirty exchange, though, is giving rise to the part of me that
has been totally shut down. Apparently along with the sadness inside my
body lives a full-fledged diva, and these emails are waking her up like a kiss
from Prince Charming. The diva’s voice is nothing like that of my
withdrawn, anti-social persona who always dresses in gray and thinks she can’t
compete with the Melanies of the world.

I stare at my computer screen waiting for a
reply. It comes within seconds.

Sydney, Please call me Paul. And tell
me, to which part of me are you drawn?

Call him Paul? No way. I can’t think
of him as Paul. Not yet, at least. Part of the appeal, after all,
is the fact that he’s my professor. I bet he’d like it if I dressed up as
a schoolgirl in a teeny pleated, plaid skirt. I’m sure he would teach me
a lesson or two!

I can’t believe this is happening. I am
flirting with Professor Paul Sparling, man of my dreams, or at least man of my
sexual fantasies. I wished for this a million times, but I never expected
it to come true. And I never imagined it would begin with email.

Emma
Lauren has lived in Texas and Michigan. She met the man of her dreams when she
was only 18, and 7 years later she married him. They now have three
rambunctious kids who keep Emma on her toes. Emma loves animals, romantic
stories, 80s music, chick flicks, and cupcakes. When she's not writing she's
probably doing laundry.